University of Montana Catalog 2023-2024

International Field Geosciences Dual B.S.

This degree is designed specifically for students who seek to combine a rigorous education in the Geosciences with a yearlong international Geosciences experience and an emphasis on field-based learning. It requires attending classes and living overseas. For students who satisfy all degree requirements, a B.S. degree in International Field Geosciences will be awarded by The University of Montana and a second B.S. degree in International Field Geosciences will be awarded by the University of Potsdam. The degree requirements specified below pertain both to UM-based and Potsdam-based students seeking their UM diploma. Potsdam-based students are eligible to satisfy any of the following specific requirements through credits that are transferred from the University of Potsdam and approved as equivalent by the UM Geosciences undergraduate advisors.

Bachelor of Science - International Field Geosciences Dual 

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog. 

Summary

Lower-Division Core8
Upper-Division Core12
Degree Electives17
Physics10
Chemistry8-10
Mathematics7-8
Computer Science3-4
Language Requirement8
Overseas Coursework27-30
Total Hours100-107

Degree Specific Credits: 100-107

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Lower-Division Core

Complete all of the following courses:
GEO 101NIntroduction to Physical Geology3
GEO 102NIntroduction to Physical Geology Lab1
GEO 201Geologic Evolution of North America4
Total Hours8

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Upper-Division Core

Complete all of the following courses:
GEO 302Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy4
GEO 315Structural Geology4
GEO 318Earth's Changing Climate3
Total Hours11

Minimum Required Grade: C- 


Degree Electives

Complete 17 credits of the following courses:17
Igneous & Metamorph Petrology
GEO 309Sedimentation/Stratigraphy4
Global Water
Geochemistry
Hydrogeology
Global Tectonics
Process Geomorphology
Special Topics
Total Hours21

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Physics

Complete one of the following Physics sequences:10
Algebra- and Trigonometry-based Physics:
College Physics I
and College Physics I Laboratory
College Physics II
and College Physics II Laboratory
Calculus-based Physics:
Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I
and Physics Laboratory I with Calculus
Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus II
and Physics Laboratory II with Calculus
Total Hours10

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Chemistry

Complete one of the following courses:4-5
Introduction to General Chemistry
College Chemistry I
and College Chemistry I Lab
Total Hours4-5

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Mathematics

Complete all of the following courses:
M 171Calculus I4
M 172Calculus II4
Total Hours8

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Computer Science

Complete one of the following courses:3-4
Intro to GIS and Cartography
Introduction to Statistics
Total Hours3-4

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Language Requirement

Rule: UM outgoing students must complete the following language sequence. The "test out provision" applies as administered by the Department of World Languages and Cultures).

Complete all of the following courses:
GRMN 101Elementary German I4
GRMN 102Elementary German II4
Total Hours8

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Overseas Coursework

Complete the following courses and field work at the University of Potsdam:27-30
Complete one of the following field courses run by the University of Potsdam:
BP 15 (Field Course - France)
BW01 (Field Course - Norway)
BW02 (field Course - Alps)
Complete 4 of the following courses offered by the University of Potsdam:
Regional Geology
Paleoclimate @ Quaternary Geology
Analysis of Geologic Maps
Analytic Geochemistry
Natural Hazards
Tectonophysics & Rheology
Seismology
Seismics
Geoelectrics
Sedimentary Systems & Stratigrahic Geomorphology
Tectonics and Geodynamics
Complete 2 additional cognate science courses at the University of Potsdam
Total Hours27-30

Minimum Required Grade: C-